A week off from School with the Family

its has been so great having my family here. we have done so many things this past week and a half. last week we stayed in a house in samara that had a pool, and it sleep 12 people! i still went to school that week and did things with them during my time off. i didnt go to class on my bday. in the morning we went house back riding on the beach, surfing in the afternoon, and then out to dinner. it was raining during dinner and the power was out so the majority of our time was in candlelight. it was fun! we were outside under a hut right on the beach and the lightning lit up the entire sky! i did have a couple drinks and a shot- im 21! por que no! everyone was giggly and acting silly that night. it was fun! 

on thursday i had class in the morning and then we all went on a canopy tour in the afternoon. it was raining then too but it was still lots of fun ziplining through the forest! : ) that night i had 3 of my girlfriends over from school Francesca, Angie, and Claire and we ordered pizza, and went swimming! on friday i went to class in the morning again, took my test, and then we all left to go up north to Tamarindo for the week.  Tamarindo is more of a touristy place, but its nice. we are staying in a condo this week. this is my break from school, i took this week off and it has been so nice and so needed. this week we have been surfing, Jerry, Chris, Tim, and I went surfing for about 3 hours the other day. the waves were great and pretty big! Rachel and i have gotten 2 massages- AMAZING! we went snorkeling and swam out to an island, on Monday we went ATVing which was SUPER fun! going along the beach, and riding FAST 

other than that we have just been laying out on the beach, swimming in the pool, shopping at the local stores and relaxing. its been superb!